Sectoral Impact Assessments (Brexit)
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share this contribution As my hon. Friend has said, there are 850 pages of these documents and so far the Chairman of the Select Committee is the only Member who has actually seen them. I understand that the documents have been sent to two Select Committees of Parliament and […]
Local Newspapers
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share this contribution Does my right hon. Friend share my concern about the decline of local newspapers and the consequences for local democracy? Will she welcome the launch by the BBC of the local news partnership, which will support the employment of local democracy reporters? Does she agree that, […]
Gaming machines
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share this contribution I welcome the announcement of the consultation, particularly as there is now information about the effect of category B2 machines that did not exist when the Culture, Media and Sport Committee looked into the matter around five years ago. Will the Minister confirm that the Government’s […]
Magnox: Early Contract Terminations – in the House of Commons
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon Will my right hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to the workforce at Bradwell-on-Sea in my constituency? They are doing a magnificent job in decommissioning the power station there. Will he confirm that nothing in his statement will prevent that work from continuing? Will he also listen to their […]
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Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, 16th March
John Whittingdale, Conservative, Maldon On the establishment of inquiries, my hon. Friend will be aware that the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is considering whether to reconvene the Leveson inquiry, which has already sat for 15 months, at a cost of more than £5 million, to examine events approaching 10 years ago. […]
Sky/21ST Century Fox: Merger
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon Although it is clearly sensible to ask the regulator to examine this bid, does my right hon. Friend recognise that this transaction represents a £11.7 billion investment by an international company in a British broadcaster and is, as such, a fantastic vote of confidence in the UK’s remaining an international centre […]
Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport – in the House of Commons, 16th March 2017.
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon I welcome my right hon. Friend’s recognition of the importance to the creative industries of their ability to license on an exclusively territorial basis. Will she ensure that that message gets across to the UK permanent representation in Brussels so that it argues that case as strongly as possible while we […]
Court Proceedings: Media Reports
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon What recent assessment she (The Lord Chancellor) has made of the extent to which local media report on court proceedings. Oliver Heald The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice We are committed to upholding and strengthening the principle of open justice, in which local reporters play an important role. John Whittingdale […]
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill – in the House of Commons
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon It is a pleasure to follow Yvette Cooper. I did not agree with everything that she said, but the one thing with which I most certainly did agree was her congratulations to my hon. Friend Dr Johnson who made an excellent first speech in this House. It is probably the case […]